NMSDC 2026 Annual Conference & Exchange Comes to Los Angeles
The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) held its 2026 Annual Conference & Exchange at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 25–28, 2026. Celebrity actors and comedians Cedric the Entertainer and Anthony Anderson showed up to promote their barbecue seasoning products, where they displayed their stand at the Marketplace.
For more than 50 years, SCMSDC has championed the growth and advancement of minority business enterprises while strengthening corporate supplier diversity across Southern California. Hosting this national conference in Los Angeles underscores the region’s economic impact and the strength of our business community.
SCMSDC is the region’s preeminent corporate membership organization committed to expanding supply chains, building resilience, and supporting the success of economically disadvantaged businesses. In Central and Southern California, they represent the interests of more than one million Small, Medium, and Large Business Enterprises (SMLBEs), serve more than 1,800 certified SMLBEs (and over 1,500 at the national level), and more than 1,600 National corporate members.
What they do:
They drive opportunities and collaboration between corporations and business enterprises by:
- Certifying qualified business enterprises of all sizes and across all market sectors and industry groups
- Developing businesses through capacity-building programs
- Providing development opportunities for supply chain and procurement professionals
- Connecting corporations with businesses that meet their procurement needs, bringing them together to do business with each other, and fostering the development of a more resilient procurement/supply chain community
- Advocating for SMLBEs and for supply chain expansion, diversification, and resilience
Composed of major corporations and business enterprises throughout Central and Southern California committed to supply chain expansion, diversification, and working together to move companies, industries, the economy, communities, and each other forward, they are one of 23 affiliates of the National Minority Supplier Development Council. As a vital member of the network, they serve as a local touchpoint to advance the interests of our corporate members and SMLBEs alike.
